Washing machine



,630,112 May 24 1927 J. M. DEAGLE WASKING MACHINE Filed May 24, 1923 2 sheets-sheet X y 1927' J. M. DEAGL WASHING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed May 24 1922 Patented May 24:, 1927.

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J'tJHN M. IDEAGLE, OF GATABACT, ONTARIO, CANADA.

wasnme MACHINE.

Application filed May 24, 1922. Serial No. 563,434.

1 novel features pointed out broadly and specifically in the claims for novelt following a description containing an exp anation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to provide an extremely simple and highly efiicient machine at a small cost, and adapted to serve the average householder of moderate means. In attaining the objects, new and original motions, combination of movements, modified and simplified mechanical operations and certain structural details, had to be devised.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of the washing machine showing parts in elevation.

Figure 2 is a plan view about the bottom of the tub.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the clutch mechanism.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the driving mechanism.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on an en larged scale of a surge leak-proofjoint.

Figure 6 is a sectional plan view taken along line 66 of Figure 3.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

10 is the tub, having vertical sides. It rests upon, and is secured to, a base casting 29 which in turn is supported by and secured to a plurality of legs 13 disposed symmetrically. It has been found satisfactory to use three legs, although the number may be increased if founddesirable. In order to facilitate the conveying of the washer over the floor or surface upon which it rests, the lower end of each leg is adapted to receive a swivel jaw 15 in which a caster wheel 16 rotates.

19 is the motor, suitably secured underthe tub, actuating a shaft 20 horizontally arranged under the tub. A friction clutch 21 connectsthe shaft? 20 to the motor 19, and it is provided with insulating means to prevent leakage of current to the-tub. v This clutch also acts as an overload'release, should the material being washed in thetubfofier any abnormal resistance.

The horizontal shaft 20 carries a worm 20 which in turn engages a worm gear 42. The

worm gear 42 is adapted to rest upon the sleeve 43 and is secured thereto by means of set screws 44. i The sleeve 43 which is kept in alignment by the shaft 45 has a groove cut into its peri hery and rotates in, and is held in, the.

bearing bracket 46. The lower part of the sleeve 43 has a collar 83 having. notches permitting detachable engagement with the hub of the crank 39.

Pivotally mounted on the lower end of the bracket 46 is the lighter arm 47, said arm extending to, and formingpart of, the bevel faced ring 49 on the other side of which the lighter arm extends to a boss pivotally mounting a rod'34.

The rod 34 is rigidly secured at the top to a control lever 29 which is adapted to.

raise the said rod upon the partial rotation of the control lever. The beveled-faced ring 49, in the position shown, is clearof the fingers 41, so that the fingers are now in engagement with the notches in the collar 83, and the crank 39 is in operation; but when the control lever is turned, the beveled ring Wlll be lowered until its beveled face engages the fingers 41'and forces them outwardly from the notches in the collar 83. It will be seen that the sliding engagement between the beveled ring and the rotating fingers is only momentarily, since the fingers and the crank come to rest immediately after disengagement. When the ring 49 is again lifted, the spring 50 in the fingers 41 force the fingers into mesh or engagement with the notched collar 83 and the members again revolve as a unit. The notches in 83 are slightly tapered so as to take up all the slack motion as the continuous pressure of the spring 50 force the finger further home. The shaft 45 is not disengageable from the motor, as it is adapted at the top to support and drive a'wringer. 36 is the crank guard, and it is made integral with the bearing cap 36 which is suitably secured to the bracket 46. The shaft 45 is enclosed in a tubular 39 is the crank mounting the V 1 of the crank 39' pivotally mounts the links 53 and 54.

The reciprocatingX arms 38 and 39 are rigidly secured to shafts 37 and 37f r6 spectively, and 53 and 54 are the links -conmeeting the reciprocating arms to the crank 39. The shaft 37 rotates in bearings supported by the cross members 14, and the hollow shaft 37 is supported by the reciprocating arm 38. 25 and 26 are arms, formed substantially as shown, rigidly @cured to the shafts 37 and 37 respectively and supporting the paddle blades 17 and 27 respectively. It will be seen that the link 53, the reciprocating arm 38, the shaft 37, the arm 25, and the paddle blade 17 form a, complete and independent unit; similarly, the link 54, the reciprocating arm 39, the shaft 37, the arm 26, and the paddle blade 27 also form a complete and independent unit.

From Figure 4, it is then apparent that the paddle blades 17 and 27 oscillate in a reverse direction one from the other synchronously between two fixed or positive positions, or in other words, having a fixed arcual displacement, also that the fabrics placed within the tub in the spaces 55 and 56 formed by the paddle blades will be squeezed alternately when the blades move from the position illustrated in full lines to the position shown in dotted lines, in Figure 2.

The underlying principle involved in the invention, is the alternate squeezing and releasing process brought about by this washing machine.

57 is the bottom of the tub and rests upon the base casting 29. A drain 58 is secured to the bottom. 30 is the tubular column rigidly secured to the base casting in the centre thereof, and carries at the upper end the bearing collar 24. This bearing collar affords support for the arms 25 and 26. The top end of the arms 25 and 26 have enlarged circular portions 23 and 22 respectively, forming bearing seats pivoting upon the tubular column 30. The bearing seat 24 has a number of parallel grooves of triangular cross-section cut into its outside surface as 1 shown in Figure 5. The grooves present the shape of inverted right-angle triangles, having the base thereof parallel with the horizontal. The bearing seat'23 has a number of grooves, similar in cross-section to those in the bearing seat 24, cut into its inner surface and lying adjacent to the grooves in 24. Similarly, the top portion of the bearing 23 (which telescopes into the seat 22) and the seat 22, have similar grooves. The bearings are machined to allow slight clearance between the telescoping surfaces. It is apparent, that this arrangement revents leakage ,up into the bearing sur aces when a momentary surge or splash ofwater occurs in the tub.

The upper end of the column 33 carries a collar 'with a plurality of positioned notches therein adapted to carry a demountable wringer. The shaft 45 extends out of the column and is adapted to drive the dcmountable wringer.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a washing machine, a circular tub, two paddle blades reciprocatingly rotating in opposite directions and having a fixed arcual displacement, two concentric vertical shafts" rigidly mounting said blades, means adapted for rotatably supporting said shafts, and means adapted for actuating said shafts.

2. In a washing machine, a circular tub, legs rigidly supporting said tub, a hollow column rigidly mounted in the axis of said tub, two concentric vertical shafts rotatable in said column, a paddle blade rigidly carried by each of said shafts, and means adapted for reciprocatingly actuating said shafts in opposite directions simultaneously through a fixed arcual displacement.

3. In a washing machine, a circular tub, a base for said tub, two perforated paddle blades and two concentric vertical shafts rigidly mounting said blades, said blades being substantially in opposite alignment, means adapted for rotatably supporting said shafts, and meansadapted for reciprocatinglyactuating said shafts simultaneously in opposite directions through an angle less than 180.

4. In a washing machine, a tub, a tubular column rigidly mounted in the axis of said tub, a bearing seat secured upon the top of 'said tubular column, an arm pivotally hearing upon said bearing seat and adapted to telescope said bearing seat, a second arm pivotally bearing upon said first-mentioned arm and adapted to telescope the top portion of said first-mentioned arm, and means in the telescoped portions of said bearing seat and arms adapted for checking any upward splash of water therebetween, paddle blades mounted upon said arms, and means adapted for reciprocatingly actuating said paddle blades simultaneously in opposite directions through an angle less than 180.

5. In a washing machine, a tub, a tubular column rigidly mounted in the axis of said tub, a bearing seat secured upon the top of said tubular column, an arm pivotally bearing upon said bearing seat and adapted to telescope said bearing seat, a second arm pivotally bearing upon said first-mentioned arm and adapted to telescope the top portion of said first-mentioned arm, a plurality of parallel grooves adjacently situated in the telescoped portions of said bearing seat and arms, paddle blades mounted upon said arms, and means adapted for reciprocatingly actuating said paddle blades simultaneously inopposite directions through an angle less than 180.

6. In a washing machine, a tub, a tubular column rigidly mounted in the axis of said tub, a bearing seat secured upon the top of lll) said tubular column, an arm piir'otall bearated in the teleseoped'portions of said hearing upon said'bearing seat and adapted to ing seat and arms, paddle blades mounted .telesco e said' bearing seat, a second arm upon said arms, and means ada ted for repivota 1 bearing upon said first-mentioned ciprocatingly actuating said pad e blades si- 5- arm an adapted to telescope the top portion multaneonsly in opposite directions through of said first-mentioned arm, a plurality of an angle less than 180.

arallel grooves formed in the shape of in- In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature.

verted right-angle triangles adjacently situ- JOHN M; DEAGLE. h 

